What medium is "Blade and Mounting for a Double-Edged Dagger (Ken)"?

Blade and Mounting for a Double-Edged Dagger (Ken) is Steel,wood, lacquer, baleen, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, brass.

Is "Blade and Mounting for a Double-Edged Dagger (Ken)" in the public domain?

Yes, Blade and Mounting for a Double-Edged Dagger (Ken) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

This artwork was created blade, late 16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century.

Unknown Artist

blade, late 16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century

Medium

Steel,wood, lacquer, baleen, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, brass

Dimensions

L. 17 in. (43.2 cm); L. of blade 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.1363a–d